Against the Kraken, part 4 (final)

Okay.  I think I'm done.  Well, as done as a picky, OCD, perfectionist artist can be.  But, I have to turn it in to the competition tonight, so I might as well be done with it.  For now.

I also just spent three hours trying to submit this thing to the competition on Gonomon Workshop Forum.  Finally got it to upload correctly.  Took way longer than I ever thought it would; maybe if I read the directions it wouldn't have taken so long.

 

Against the Kraken, part 3

Almost done.  Here's the almost finished piece.  I think the mermaid is pretty much finished.  I still need to work on the magical shark and fix up some of the tentacles, but that will be tomorrow before I submit it to the competition.

Against the Kraken, part 2

Wow, I'm tired.  This whole competition thing has been great at keeping me accountable, but I am really sleepy.  I have two more days to get it finished.  Must be completed by the 31st.  You may be getting a lot of whining from me the next two days.  Or I might just remain silent and ignore you until I finish.  Ha, knowing me, probably the whining. 

Here's some more done on the mermaid.  The kraken is also coming along, but it's not in a fit state to show you guys, just yet.  Sorry. 

Against the Kraken, part 1

College life was awesome.  It was crazy, hectic, and I am very glad it is over, but for my artwork, it was awesome.  I had deadlines and due dates and requirements for my pieces.  Which means, I had a massive weight on my shoulders the whole time, but at least I got my pieces completed at a decent hour.  Now I work as a graphic designer, and I have very few deadlines for my personal illustration work.  I have the free time, just not the motivation.  Instead, I fill my life up with a whole lot of crazy nonsense that has very little to do with the art that I spent so many years studying.

Now, after I have bored you to tears, I am finally going to explain what this post is for.

After trying and failing to get big pieces completed, I decided to enter a contest.  I have until the end of the month to finish this piece, but I figured I would give you some of my process.  The piece is going to be of a female mermaid spellcaster going up against the Kraken.  Here is the sketch of the mermaid.